Hi. I'm 36 years old, male and from the uk. I've been having problems for a couple of years now and I feel i'm being passed around various doctors and specialists, yet i'm getting nowhere in terms of feeling any better. Any advice would be really appreciated!

Several years ago I was getting chronic pain on the upper left side of my jaw. At the time I had a bad phobia of dentists, but I assumed the problem was dental. Eventually the pain became so bad that I visited a dentist who extracted a wisdom tooth from the upper left side of my mouth. I assumed this would cure the pain, but it didn't. I visited my doctor who said I had a problem with tmj. He referred me to the local hospital where a mouth guard thing was made for me to wear at night. This seemed to cure the problem and the pain went away.

About 2 years ago I became extremely dizzy while at work. My eyesight became kind of like tunnel vision. I have had tinnitus for many years, but it got worse, especially in the left ear. The skin behind my left ear also feels numb and the ear itself feels blocked - a bit like somebody is poking a pencil in it or something - like a fullness in the ear. I've had various tests done including ct and mri scans but nothing has shown up. I have been diagnosed as having chronic fatigue syndrome, although I honestly feel that is not the problem. The only time I have suffered from extreme fatigue is when the doctor prescribed me some tablets for hypertension. When I stopped taking those the fatigue disappeared. I have no pain or other symptoms related to cfs. After reading about some of the symptoms of tmj I am concerned that this could be the cause of my problems. My jaw clicks when I move it side to side and i've never been able to open my mouth very wide. I also grind my teeth and clench my jaw at night.

What do you guys think? Does this sound like it could be related to tmj? If so, what should I do next, because I have mentioned this theory to my doctor but he doesn't seem convinced?